Performance of High-Speed Naval Ships, Part 2. Results of Resistance Tests in Smooth Water on Nine Hull Forms (LCB/LCF Effect)

Abstract

The effect of changing the relative locations of the longitudinal center of buoyancy (LCB) and the longitudinal center of flotation (LCF) on the resistance characteristics of high-speed naval ships was investigated. The results indicate that there was no direct relationship between the resistance and any one hull parameter except that of wetted surface. It was also found that at speed-length ratios greater than 1, the resistance characteristics of hulls with a transom and/or bulbous bow of moderate size (5-10 percent) had overall superiority over hull forms that did not have these features.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0512843

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  • Marc P. Lasky

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